January 19, 2024
New research looking at data from 200,000 children in Wales has found a substantial increase in mental health issues.
May 2, 2022
August 23, 2021
Brian Moore, Charles Sturt University and Stuart Woodcock, Griffith University
The impacts of the pandemic on students and the stigma of having had COVID-19 could be leading to bullying. It’s a complex situation, requiring schools, parents and medical experts to work together.
August 10, 2016
Simon Ngalomba, University of Dar es Salaam
Children with albinism are teased and physically bullied by classmates who don’t understand their condition. They withdraw from learning – and many ultimately leave school early.
March 3, 2016
About 80% of students experience some kind of gender-based bullying in their primary and high school years. But research shows that teachers often fail to intervene or are not equipped to deal with it.
August 2, 2015
Karyn Healy, The University of Queensland
Recent survey data revealed that twice as many parents of public school students reported their children had been bullied compared to private school parents.
July 20, 2015
Maureen O'Neill, University of the Sunshine Coast and Angie Calder, University of the Sunshine Coast
New research has found talented adolescent female athletes are bullied for their successes by their school peers.
July 17, 2015
Luke McGuire, Goldsmiths, University of London
When teachers and schools remind children to be inclusive, they are nicer to those not in their ‘group’.
June 30, 2015
Sally Varnham, University of Technology Sydney
A former pupil is suing her school for the psychiatric harm she allegedly suffered from bullying.
June 8, 2015
Children who were bullied had more than a two-fold increase in odds of depression later in life compared with children not victimised by their peers.
May 20, 2015
Natalie Swayn, University of New England; Christopher Boyle, University of New England, and Dr Joanna Anderson, University of New England
Bullying in schools is a subject that is talked about a lot. One of the quieter areas of discussion and research is the experience of parents whose child is responsible for harassing and victimising others.
March 16, 2015
Karyn Healy, The University of Queensland
If a child is being bullied at school should parents intervene? Talking to the school, the other parents, the other child are all options, but is it better to let your children fend for themselves?
September 15, 2014
Mary Lou Rasmussen, Monash University; Fida Sanjakdar, Monash University; Kathleen Quinlivan, University of Canterbury, and Louisa Allen, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
There is no doubt that homophobic bullying is a problem in Australian schools. The latest Writing Themselves in report published by Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria reports 80% of young gay, lesbian or…
September 11, 2014
Barbara Spears, University of South Australia
School bullying is a proactive form of aggression which doesn’t only have impacts on the individuals being targeted, but also on the child who is bullying, their classmates, the climate and tone of the…
September 7, 2014
Sheryl Hemphill, Australian Catholic University
Parents are one of the most influential factors when talking about bullying - in that they are the most likely to be able to prevent it. The way parents model appropriate interactions and communication…
August 27, 2014
Being bullied is a stressful experience – in fact it is one of the most stressful experiences we can face. International research shows bullying occurs in every school. We now better understand that bullying…
August 7, 2014
Marilyn Campbell, Queensland University of Technology
A few weeks ago a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that bullying was the number one concern of young people in Australia. Bullying has displaced their concerns about the environment…
August 7, 2014
Peter K Smith, Goldsmiths, University of London and Fran Thompson, Goldsmiths, University of London
Bullying in schools has been recognised as a serious and pervasive problem now for at least two decades. There is now also evidence, including from the UK and other European countries, North America and…
July 31, 2014
We are currently experiencing an epidemic of cyberbullying in schools that has taken the educational community by surprise. One new UK study of children’s digital habits found that online bullying has…
July 22, 2014
Neil Tippett, University of Warwick and Dieter Wolke, University of Warwick
Bullying is the repeated and systematic abuse of power with the aim of causing intentional harm. Examples of bullying have been found in all societies, including among modern hunter-gatherers and in ancient…
